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EPOCHAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era

Example:

an epoch-making discovery

Synonyms:

epoch-making; epochal

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

important; significant (important in effect or meaning)

Derivation:

epoch (a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event)

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